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  • 03 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Corporate Social Responsibility in a Downturn

Is the economic downturn affecting the willingness and readiness of companies to look at the economic, social, and environmental impact of their business practices? Or is this a perfect time to reassess current programs and adapt them to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 19 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

the largest segment. The case describes in detail the company's endeavors to develop its private brand in apparel. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=506054 Icebreaker: The China Entry... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Mar 2024
  • Blog Post

Video: Inspirational Women in Business

was the first cold call in my section. So, my excitement was on another level talking about her. Whitley Cargile: Sandra Horbach, the Americas co-head of corporate private equity at Carlyle. I chose to join Carlyle to work with her. I... View Details
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • News

New Urban Order

compelling,” says Senior Lecturer John Macomber, coauthor with Joseph Allen of Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity. “In other words, more and more of these companies will enter the mainstream.” The need... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
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Student Activities - Health Care

capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting. The Student-Alumni Mentor Program Matches students interested in health care with alumni who can provide direction on navigating the complex health care sector. Speakers From... View Details
  • 21 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 21, 2006

buyout market: RLBOs performed strongly in the late 1980s, the mid-1990s, and the 2000s. Large RLBOs that are backed by private equity firms with more capital under management perform better. We also find the so-called quick flips—when... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

International Women's Day Featured Stories

Business School Prior to coming to HBS I created a company Pension Consulting Alliance, Inc. that advised some of the world’s largest institutional investors concerning their private market investments. I... View Details
  • 30 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 30, 2008

economies. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708486 Power Across Latin America: Endesa de Chile Harvard Business School Case 799-015 Endesa, a privatized Chilean... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Jun 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Business of Life

Versus Emergent Strategy For example, Christensen cites business scholars Henry Mintzberg and James Waters, who in 1985 published a paper defining two forms of strategies: deliberate and emergent. A deliberate strategy, they explained, is a roadmap that a View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Feb 2021
  • News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

the donut shop business that my second year of business school, I accompanied my dad to a meeting with a private equity firm in New York. My dad was asking a million-and-a-half dollars for the business. He wanted out. He wanted to sell.... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
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Harvard Business School

with GenNx360 Capital Partners, where she led or co-led transactions across a range of industrial sectors with aggregated company revenues of $1.01B. Before that, she served as CEO of two private... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

Strategy Negotiation Mastery Organizational Leadership Sustainable Business Strategy Sustainable Investing All our courses can be offered as a private cohort to encourage team development. Is the Enterprise Agreement a subscription model?... View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Home Finance

decentralized nature of building and financing homes posed obstacles to private organizations who tried to do the same. Anecdotal accounts, like this feature in the Ladies Home Journal in 1903, suggest that most home-buyers cobbled... View Details
  • October 2016
  • Case

Moshe Kahlon: Telecommunications Reform and Competition in Israel's Cellular Market (A)

By: Joshua Margolis, Amram Migdal and Kerry Herman
The case addresses reforms to regulations in Israel’s telecommunications industry initiated and implemented under the leadership of Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon in 2009-2010. The case highlights the challenges faced by a politician attempting to institute... View Details
Keywords: Market Reform; Political Leadership; Industry Regulation; Regulatory Reforms; Economic Sectors; Private Sector; Public Sector; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Geopolitical Units; Country; Geography; Government Administration; Government Legislation; Business History; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Market Design; Market Participation; Supply and Industry; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Industry Structures; Telecommunications Industry; Communications Industry; Public Administration Industry; Israel
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  • 09 Feb 2016
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February 9, 2016

and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships By: Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract—Partnerships that foster the translation of scientific advances emerging from academic research organizations into commercialized products at View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • News

Step Change

adds, big acquisitions and IPOs started happening in the MENA region, catalyzing a virtuous cycle of entrepreneurial activity and investment: Amazon acquired Souq for $580 million in 2017 and Uber purchased Careem for $3.1 billion in 2019. Egyptian digital payments... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
  • 08 Feb 2010
  • HBS Case

Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China

announcement, little has transpired publicly; the two sides are presumably negotiating. Who are the winners and losers here? Has China been taught a lesson? Has Google been outfoxed? What can other companies learn from this collision of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology
  • 22 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 22, 2008

not occur in non-election years, or in private bank lending. I show capture is costly: elections affect loan repayment, and election year credit booms do not measurably affect agricultural output. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Jan 2024
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

me to play across these three dimensions: Technology: finding and supporting scientists and engineers to bring solutions out of the lab Capital: marshaling resources to deploy the solutions mature enough to make massive impact within the next 5-10 years Alignment:... View Details
  • 31 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 31

Furthermore, a third experiment shows that people tend to discount the wrongness of crossing ethical boundaries to hurt or help others when the action restores equity. The Private Equity Advantage: Leveraged Buyout Firms and Relationship... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne